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2012
July, 2012 Double Irish-Dutch Tax Sandwich (Part 2 of 2)
June, 2012 Double Irish-Dutch Tax Sandwich (Part 1 of 2)
May, 2012 How Apple Games the Tax System
April, 2012 Mitt Romney's Tax World, part 3 of 3
March, 2012 Mitt Romney's Tax World, part 2 of 3
February, 2012 Mitt Romney's Tax World, part 1 of 3
January, 2012 IRS is Trolling in California for Gift Taxes
2011
December, 2011 IRS Settlement Program - Independent Contractors vs. Employees
November, 2011 Independent Contractor vs. Employee - The Basics, part 3 of 3
October, 2011 Independent Contractor vs. Employee - The Basics, part 2 of 3
September, 2011 Independent Contractor vs. Employee - The Basics, part 1 of 3
August, 2011 Buffet on Taxes
July, 2011 Foreign Gifts and Inheritances
June, 2011 Foreign Bank Accounts and Undisclosed Income: IRS's 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, Part 2 of 2 (OVDI)
May, 2011 Foreign Bank Accounts and Undisclosed Income: IRS's 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, Part 1 of 2 (OVDI)
April, 2011 Estate and Gift Tax Demise?, Part 3 of 3
March, 2011 Estate and Gift Tax Demise?, Part 2 of 3
February, 2011 Estate and Gift Tax Demise?, Part 1 of 3
January, 2011 California Domestic Partners - Tax Issues, Part 2 of 2
2010
December, 2010 California Domestic Partners - Tax Issues, Part 1 of 2
November, 2010 Westley Snipes Goes to Jail
October, 2010 Google's Off-Shore Tax Dodge
September, 2010 Considering a Roth Rollover?
August, 2010 George Steinbrenner and Estate Tax Repeal, part 2 of 2
July, 2010 George Steinbrenner and Estate Tax Repeal, part 1 of 2
June, 2010 In Tribute to Marty Ginsberg
May, 2010 Selected Business Audit Issues
April, 2010 Surviving a Business Audit
March, 2010 Amusing Tax Tidbits
February, 2010 Pilot Crashes into IRS Building, Is Section 1706 to Blame?
January, 2010 Taxing Corporate Political Expenditures
2009
December, 2009 Kill Gradma? 2010 Estate Tax Repeal
November, 2009 Govenator's Tax Lien
October, 2009 IRS Targets Super Wealthy
September, 2009 Burning Down the House at the Taxman's Expense
August, 2009 Tax Collectors Scour Social Networks to Nab Tax Debtors
July, 2009 Foreign Account Holders Face Off Against IRS
June, 2009 Are Michael Jackson's Memorial Expenses Tax Deductible?
May, 2009 Is Your Life Insurance Policy Imploding?
April, 2009 Top Tax Scams for 2009
March, 2009 Limited Amnesty for Off-Shore Accounts
February, 2009 Swiss Bank Admits to U.S. Tax Fraud
January, 2009 The 2009 Estate Tax Relief Rollacoaster

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2008
December, 2008 The Madoff Scam - Tax Relief for Victims?
November, 2008 Swiss Secret Accounts Under Fire
October, 2008 Sarah Palin's Makeover - Tax Issues
September, 2008 Theft Loss Deduction
August, 2008 Residence Exclusion - New Limitation
July, 2008 Your Independent Contractor Business: Choice of Entity
June, 2008 Wheel of Fortune IRS Style
May, 2008 Foreign Bank Accounts
April, 2008 Westley Snipes Headed for Club Fed
March, 2008 2008 Dirty Dozen Tax Schemes
February, 2008 The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
January, 2008 The Wesley Snipes Trial
2007
December, 2007 The Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act
November, 2007 NY Yankee Derek Jeter - A Tax Outlaw?
October, 2007 Tax Consequences of Mortgage Foreclosures
September, 2007 Trust Transfers and Proposition 13 - Part Two
August, 2007 Trust Transfers and Proposition 13 - Part One
July, 2007 A Major New Tax Loophole for Tax Exempt Entities
June, 2007 The Private Equity Tax Loophole
May, 2007 Congress Shafts Families Saving for College
April, 2007 Tax Consequences of Stock Option Backdating
March, 2007 IRS Attacks Private Trust Annuity Tax Ploy
February, 2007 Selected Divorce Tax Traps
January, 2007 Introducing the Ownership Continuity and Control Plan ("OCC Plan")
2006
December, 2006 An Outline: "Update: Foreign Earned Income Exclusion"
November, 2006 Taxation of Stock Options Transferred Pursuant to Divorce
October, 2006 IRS Crackdown on Obscure International Entertainers
October, 2006 - Special Edition Comparing S corporations with Limited Liability Companies
September, 2006 A Tax Haven for Rock Stars
August, 2006 Deducting International Business Travel
July, 2006 Deducting Personal Travel
June, 2006 IRS Targets Small Business
June, 2006 Taxation of Bounties (Special Edition)
May, 2006 Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
May, 2006 Subsequent Capital Losses Cannot Offset AMT (Special Edition)
April, 2006 Qualified Personal Residence Trust
March, 2006 IRS - Too Kind and Gentle?
February, 2006 New U.S. Production Activities Deduction
January, 2006 "Survivor" Richard Hatch Guilty of Tax Evasion
2005
December, 2005 Estate Planning Considerations for 2006
November, 2005 Tax Evasion Through Pay Pal?
October, 2005 IRS Announces Tax Shelter Initiative
September, 2005 Hurricane Katrina - Tax Breaks
August, 2005 Tax Free Exchanges part 2 of 2
July, 2005 Tax Free Exchanges part 1 of 2
June, 2005 Major Tax Court Scandal
May, 2005 The Residence Exclusion
April, 2005 Hidden Dangers of California's Community Property Law
March, 2005 Wealthy Taxpayers Ignore Mainstream Tax-Planning
February, 2005 Strict Limits on Foreign Profits Tax Break
January, 2005 Combining the Residency Exclusion with Tax-Free Exchanges
2004
December, 2004 Last Minute Planning Ideas for 2004
November, 2004 California's Domestic Partners Act
October, 2004 American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
September, 2004 Limited Amnesty for California Taxpayers
August, 2004 Basics of the Federal Estate Tax
July, 2004 Administering a Revocable Living Trust after the Death of the Settlor
June, 2004 Tax Consequences of Gifts
May, 2004 Taxation of Vacation Homes
April, 2004 Alternative Minimum Tax
March, 2004 New Investment Tax Rules
February, 2004 Tax Breaks for 2004
January, 2004 The Basics of Asset Protection
2003
November,2003 Irrevocable Trusts - The Basics
September, 2003 Tax problems- What To Do If You Get A Notice For Additional Taxes
August, 2003 A Revocable Trust - The Basics
June, 2003 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
May,2003 Pending Tax Legislation

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